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☆ Fintechs Upstart and Toast soar on earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Chris Comparato, CEO, the Toast, Inc. IPO at the New York Stock Exchange, on September 22, 2021. Toast , which sells payments technology to restaurants, jumped 14%, closing at its highest since 2021. Toast is still well off its pandemic highs of 2021, but the stock has now more than doubled this year. The company's adjusted earnings forecast of $90 million to $100 million for the current quarter sailed past estimates. Coinbase shares jumped 48% for the week, their strongest performance since January 2023.

Persons: Chris Comparato, David Girouard, Donald Trump's, Coinbase, Trump, Gary Gensler, Bitcoin, dogecoin, fintechs, Jack Dorsey's, Robinhood Crypto Organizations: Inc, New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, SEC Locations: fintech, solana

☆ Jack Dorsey's payments company Block expands corporate card service to the UK
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON — Block, the payments company owned by tech billionaire Jack Dorsey has launched its corporate card service in the U.K. in a bid to deepen its expansion into the country and take on big incumbents like American Express . In the U.K., Square Card will come up against local banking giants like Lloyds and NatWest . Hussain-Letch highlighted The Vinyl Guys as an example of an early adopter of its corporate card offering. The vehicle branding and signage printing shop based in Stafford used the corporate card as part of a testing phase with domestic U.K. customers. Once an employee is onboarded onto the Square Card program, they can begin using within their own digital wallet apps.

Persons: Jack Dorsey, Samina Hussain, Hussain, Letch, We've, Rachel Reeves, Reeves Organizations: American Express, CNBC, Citigroup, U.K, Lloyds, NatWest, Entrepreneurs, Tax Locations: Britain, North America, U.S, Canada, Stafford

10:47 a.m.Adkins took photos of Mendoza, who died in the flood, walking across the parking lot. Adkins also shots a video of the parking lot, saying: “We have no power at work. I mean, it’s flooded.”Zinnia Adkins took a picture of Bertha Mendoza walking across the parking lot before 11 a.m. Zinnia Adkins10:50a.m. He saw high water levels on the road and people still in the Impact Plastics parking lot, he said. Michael Dorsey11 a.m.-11:30 a.m.Rangek and another colleague decided to leave Impact Plastics since she had not heard any news or instructions from management, she said.

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☆ Klarna CEO says a European tech brain drain is ‘number one risk’ for company ahead of IPO
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of Klarna, speaking at a fintech event in London on Monday, April 4, 2022. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg via Getty ImagesA European technology talent brain drain is the biggest risk factor facing Klarna as the Swedish payments company gets closer to its upcoming initial public offering, according to CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski. "When we looked at the risks of the IPO, which is a number one risk in my opinion? He was referring to company risk factors, which are a common element of IPO prospectus filings. Still, when it does go public, Klarna will be among the first major fintech names to successfully debut on a stock exchange in several years.

Persons: Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Chris Ratcliffe, Siemiatkowski, —, Klarna, Compensia, Klarna's, CNBC's, Goldman Sachs, Jack Dorsey's, he's, Siemiakowski, they're Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, CNBC, Apple, Meta, PNL, Ventures, Google, U.S Locations: London, Europe, U.S, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Britain, Afterpay, American

☆ Four self-made millionaires echo the same advice for success: Just get started
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Ernestine Siu | In Ernestinesiu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Throughout my time working at CNBC, I've chatted with different entrepreneurs, from people who started successful side hustles to the founders of global unicorn companies. In my conversations with successful entrepreneurs, I've found that those who became successful and "made it" tend to echo the same advice. Advice #2: Lean into what makes you uniqueAnother piece of advice Mahlum gave is to lean into what makes you yourself. "I think the best advice that I can give to fellow entrepreneurs is to be different," he told CNBC. Advice #4: Just get startedIn all my conversations with entrepreneurs, by far, the one piece of advice I've heard the most, is to simply get started.

Persons: Shawn Tsao, I've, Jason McGowan, McGowan, they'd, Anne Mahlum, Solidcore Anne Mahlum, Mahlum, Edward Tirtanata, Tirtanata, Uber, Jack Organizations: CNBC, I've, Lean, Nike Locations: New York, Solidcore, Indonesian, Southeast Asia

☆ Jack Dorsey defends Musk's Twitter leadership, saying the billionaire slashed the 'critical sin' of its business model
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But Dorsey said Twitter had been weighed down by its revenue model. Twitter chose brand advertising as its main source of income, a "core, critical sin" that exposed the platform's moderation to the whims of corporations effectively financing the social-media platform, Dorsey said. Building a different business modelTo many, Musk seemed to be axing Twitter's entire business model. "Twitter was a $5 billion a year business," Dorsey said. AdvertisementDorsey's comments come as he quit Bluesky, a platform he helped build after leaving Twitter, and told users to use Musk's X instead.

Persons: —, Jack Dorsey, Dorsey, Mike Solana, Twitter, Solana, Apple, Musk, Elon, Bluesky, Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, he's, Musk's Organizations: Service, Twitter, Fund, Business, Unilever, SpaceX, Disney, IBM

☆ Jack Dorsey Explains Why He Left Bluesky
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey helped found Bluesky as a Twitter alternative. But Dorsey says he left Bluesky because it was "literally repeating all the mistakes" Twitter made. AdvertisementWhy did Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey leave Bluesky, the Twitter alternative he helped create? Because — in Dorsey's telling, at least — Bluesky was "literally repeating all the mistakes [Twitter] made as a company." And later on, when Dorsey got frustrated while running the for-profit version of Twitter, he imagined that Twitter could help start an independent, open-source protocol version of itself — Bluesky.

Persons: Jack Dorsey, Dorsey, —, Bluesky, Mike Solana Organizations: Twitter, Service Locations: Dorsey's

☆ Apple wants to give the iPad a boost
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The tech giant's event will reportedly showcase a new family of… iPads and iPad accessories. But Apple's event , which kicks off at 10 a.m. EST, is looking to give the iPad a boost. iPhone sales have noticeably dipped, which is why you're hearing Apple tout its "services" business , writes BI's Peter Kafka. And the new product Apple wants you to be excited about — the Vision Pro — hasn't lived up to the hype. a16z joins the Big Tech "fake work" debate.

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☆ It sure looks like Jack Dorsey's in his Elon Musk acolyte era
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Jack Dorsey has gone from loving to hating to loving Elon Musk again. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementTwitter co-founder Jack Dorsey might have once been a critic of Elon Musk's changes to his creation. But all that seems to be water under the bridge now for Dorsey, who's now seemingly in his "I Love Elon" era. For starters, Dorsey unfollowed over 2,000 accounts on X over the weekend, leaving just three accounts — Elon Musk, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, and Stella Assange, the wife of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

Persons: Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk, Bluesky, Dorsey, —, Elon, who's, Dorsey unfollowed, Edward Snowden, Stella Assange, Julian Assange Organizations: Service, Twitter, NSA

☆ Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is spilling tea all over the platform FKA Twitter and here's a possible reason
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Jack Dorsey was very active on X this weekend. During a posting frenzy, he announced that he has left the Bluesky board. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Jack Dorsey, Dorsey, —, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Kenny, Julian Assange's, Stella Assange, Edward Snowden, Elon Musk, Bluesky, Drake's Organizations: Service, he's, Business

☆ Jack Dorsey has entered the epic rap beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Hannah Getahun | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Jack Dorsey seems to support Kendrick Lamar's latest disses on Canadian rapper Drake. Dorsey's support for Lamar goes back years — he even appeared in one of Lamar's music videos. AdvertisementThe beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake has been filled with unexpected characters, including pop sensation Taylor Swift and long-dead legend Tupac Shakur. After a back-and-forth of three diss tracks between Lamar and Drake, Lamar released two songs this week. "Euphoria" dropped on Tuesday, and "6:16 in LA" dropped on Friday.

Persons: Jack Dorsey, Kendrick Lamar's, Drake, Lamar, —, Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Tupac Shakur, he's, Kung Fu Kenny Organizations: Twitter, Service, Business Locations: —, Lamar, LA

☆ Block shares jump on better-than-expected first-quarter results
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Earnings per share: 85 cents adjusted vs. 72 cents adjusted that was expected85 cents adjusted vs. 72 cents adjusted that was expected Revenue: $5.97 billion vs. $5.82 billion expectedBlock posted $2.09 billion in gross profit, up 22% from a year ago. Analysts tend to focus on gross profit as a more accurate measurement of the company's core transactional businesses. The Cash App business, which is the company's popular mobile payment platform, reported $1.26 billion in gross profit, a 25% year-over-year jump. Bitcoin, said bitcoin will ultimately help Block "serve more people around the world faster." He added that going forward, Block will be investing 10% of its gross profit from bitcoin products into purchases of bitcoin for investment.

Persons: Block, Jack Dorsey, Afterpay, Dorsey, Amrita Ahuja, Bitcoin, bitcoin Organizations: Twitter, CNBC

☆ How a Jack Dorsey-backed bitcoin miner uses a volcano in Kenya to turn on the lights in rural homes
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

watch nowHELL'S GATE, Kenya — Two-and-a-half hours northwest of Nairobi by car, a small group of bitcoin miners set up shop at the site of an extinct volcano near Hell's Gate National Park. "That doesn't happen without the bitcoin miners and us being globally distributed." MacKenzie SigalosWherever the operation, bitcoin mining is a volatile business, because so much of the economics depends on the price of the cryptocurrency. Before getting into bitcoin mining, he and his two co-founders, Philip Walton and Janet Maingi, spent years building internet connectivity infrastructure in rural and urban Africa. Demand from bitcoin miners on these semi-stranded assets is making renewables in Africa economically viable.

Persons: Jack Dorsey's, MacKenzie Sigalos, Erik Hersman, Bitcoin, Gridless, Lake Naivasha, bitcoin, Adam Sullivan, Philip Walton, Janet Maingi, Michael Gottschalk, Nic Carter, Carter, Hersman, It's, it's Organizations: CNBC, Kenyan, Core, Deutsche Bank, Marathon, United Arab, Getty, Island Ventures, Miners, International Energy Agency Locations: Kenya, Nairobi, Lake Naivasha, Malawi, Zambia, Venezuela, Lebanon, Gate, Lake, U.S, Texas, Russia, China, America, Africa, Toronto, Argentina, Florida, United Arab Emirates, Paraguay, Hersman, Sudan, Iceland, El Salvador, Bhutan

☆ Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey's daily routine: a 'wake me up' cocktail and 7-minute workouts
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Twitter and Block cofounder Jack Dorsey once balanced the responsibilities of running both companies with an early morning wake-up and a lot of meditation. Some Twitter staff even tried the cocktail out during the company's retreat in 2018, according to the book. In 2012, Dorsey told Fast Company he'd divide his weeks into themes in order to manage running both companies. On days beginning with 'T,' I start at Twitter in the morning, then go to Square in the afternoon," he told Fast Company.

Persons: —, Jack Dorsey, Dorsey, Ben Greenfield, I'm, Greenfield, Kurt Wagner, Wagner Organizations: Service, Twitter, Business, New York Times, Bloomberg, — Company, Fast Company, Wired, Block Locations: San Francisco

☆ St. Louis Guaranteed Basic Income of $500 a Month Spent on Bills, Debt: City
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe city of St. Louis is giving out $500 a month to 540 families, and in just three months recipients say it's helped them pay off debts and their bills. In St. Louis, recipients were chosen from over 5,500 applicants. Advertisement"The main categories where we see spending is pretty much where we anticipated," Adam Layne, the St. Louis city treasurer, told Business Insider in an interview. They had to be residents of St. Louis, have a school-age child, and have had a negative financial impact from the pandemic. Layne said the guaranteed basic income program took about a year and a half of planning and coordinating with partners, including researchers at Washington University in St. Louis.

Persons: —, Louis, it's, Adam Layne, Layne, St, Jack Dorsey's, St . Louis, Louisans Organizations: Service, Business, American, Washington University Locations: St, Louis, St .

☆ Why Jack Dorsey's failure led to Elon Musk's arrival at Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Elon Musk's chaotic takeover of Twitter was enabled by Jack Dorsey's hands-off leadership style. AdvertisementThe world has been able to watch the chaos that ensued after Elon Musk bought Twitter, more or less in real time. AdvertisementI talked to Wagner about Twitter under Jack Dorsey, and Twitter and Musk, and what happens next. Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey quiet quitsPeter Kafka: What was your sense of Jack Dorsey before you got into this project? I think Elliott forced his hand on that front and made the job really, really un-fun for him.

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☆ Jack Dorsey gave his parents a security detail after Twitter banned Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jack Dorsey feared for his parents' safety after Twitter banned Donald Trump, a new book says. Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey was concerned about his parents' safety after his company banned former President Donald Trump from the platform, according to a recent book on the social media company. The family faced security concerns after Twitter decided to permanently ban Trump from the site following the insurrection at the Capital in 2021. AdvertisementDorsey and his family were not the only ones to face security concerns over their involvement with the social media company. "If I die under mysterious circumstances, it's been nice knowin ya," the billionaire posted on social media last May.

Persons: Jack Dorsey, Donald Trump, Kurt Wagner, Marcia, St . Louis, Elon Musk, Wagner, Dorsey, Tim, Yoel Roth, Roth, Musk, it's, Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, Rob Price, Zuckerberg Organizations: Twitter, Trump, Capital, Facebook, YouTube, BBC Locations: St ., Russia, Ukraine, San Francisco

☆ Inside Twitter's first-ever company retreat: Jack Dorsey's parents posed for selfies, Elon Musk was a no-show, and employees meditated with the billionaire founder
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Kurt Wagner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Jack Dorsey once led a Twitter company retreat to boost employee morale and set a vision for the company. Had Dorsey opened his eyes, he would have seen nearly all of Twitter's 3,500 employees facing him in their own noiseless trance. From the convention center floor where they all sat looking up at the stage, Dorsey was just a silhouette, like a statue of a skinny Buddha. It was July 31, 2018, the first day of #OneTeam, Twitter's first-ever company-wide retreat. "BATTLE FOR THE BIRD: Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk, and the $44 Billion Fight for Twitter's Soul" by Kurt Wagner.

Persons: Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk, Kurt Wagner, —, Dorsey, Twitter's, Marcia, Louis, Jay Rock, Getty Dorsey, Twitter, Leslie Berland, She'd, coaxing Dorsey, unapproachable, wasn't, humanize Dorsey, Tim, Bruce Falck, Ned Segal, JP Maheu, Del Harvey, I'm, Elon, hadn't, Lucy Nicholson, Musk, Simon Organizations: Service, Moscone Center, Twitter, Employees, American Express, Trust, Safety, Simon & Schuster, Bloomberg Locations: San Francisco's, San Francisco, St, @Twitter

☆ Jack Dorsey showed up to the Super Bowl rocking a 'Satoshi' t-shirt
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Lina Batarags | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jack Dorsey was at the Super Bowl. He wore a t-shirt that says "Satoshi," emblazoned in the style of a Nirvana t-shirt. And we saw Jack Dorsey in a t-shirt that's making waves on X, formerly known as Twitter. That's because Dorsey can be seen sporting a black t-shirt that says "Satoshi" in yellow lettering. AdvertisementJUST IN: Jack Dorsey spotted wearing a Satoshi #Bitcoin shirt at the #SuperBowl 🏈 pic.twitter.com/oDUySC5p7X — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) February 12, 2024Two things to note here:Satoshi Nakamoto is said to be the inventor of bitcoin.

Persons: Jack Dorsey, Satoshi, —, It's, Tim Cook, Taylor Swift, Dorsey —, Beyonce, Jay, Dorsey, miley, ike Organizations: Super, Service, Twitter

☆ 6 venture investors spotlight the fintechs that could soar in 2024 amid another tough year for startups
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Fintech has shown few signs of recovering in 2024 as funding declines and layoffs continue. VCs said they want to pick up deals this year in AI and cost-management tools for software. Investors digging for deals in the fintech industry are zeroing in on a few pockets of resilience. Venture funding to financial-technology startups fell by 50% in 2023 from 2022, according to CB Insights. Only one month into 2024, fintech layoffs have been abound.

Persons: Fintech, VCs, Jack Dorsey's Block Organizations: PayPal, Business Locations: Brex

☆ Google's layoffs already impacted its culture. Now they're affecting its bottom line.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In today's big story, we're looking at highlights from two of the world's biggest tech companies' earnings reports, including how much layoffs cost for one of them. Tech: Tech CEOs will testify before Congress today for a hearing on child safety. Mateusz Wlodarczyk/Getty ImagesThere's been plenty of speculation about what Google's mass layoffs last year meant for its famous culture. Jerod Harris/Getty ImagesCongress is set to grill some of the biggest names in tech today. Leaders from Meta, X, TikTok, and other tech companies will face questions over their platforms' efforts to protect children from sexual exploitation online.

Persons: It's, Sundar Pichai, Mateusz Wlodarczyk, Sarah Jackson, Satya Nadella Stephen Brashear, Hisham Ibrahim, Jerome Powell's, Claudia Sahm, Powell, Linda Yaccarino, Jerod Harris, Linda Yaccarino's, Jack Dorsey's Block, Dorsey, Brooks Kraft, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Jordan Parker Erb Organizations: Business, Tech, Google, Microsoft, Getty, Bloomberg, JPMorgan, Meta, Elon Musk's, Brooks Kraft LLC, Los Angeles Times, UPS, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Amazon, Boeing, Mastercard Locations: Chipotle, New York, London

☆ Jack Dorsey's Block lays off 'large number' of staffers, adding to wave of tech industry cuts
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

While Dorsey did not specify the number of Block employees laid off on Tuesday, a person familiar with the company said the number was close to 1,000. Dorsey did say that the layoffs focused on Block workers at Cash App, Foundational, and Square. Staffers were told separately that Block would look to reduce head count by about 10%, as BI reported. Google and Amazon made significant cuts to head count, while Meta is slimming down more roundaboutly by eliminating certain job titles and telling affected workers they can reapply. You can read Dorsey's full note to Block staff below:Team,Today our Cash App, Foundational, and Square teams are parting ways with a large number of our teammates.

Persons: Jack Dorsey, Dorsey, Cash, Kali Hays Organizations: Business, Cash, BI, Google, Amazon, Meta, Marketing, Creative Locations: Commerce, khays@insider.com

☆ Florida anger management therapist accused of murdering a homeless man after a dispute, say police
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Travis McBride, 46, is accused of fatally shooting homeless man Clinton Dorsey. The victim's body was found stashed in the trunk McBride's car, the state attorney office said. AdvertisementTravis McBride, a 46-year-old therapist specializing in anger management, was charged with alleged first-degree premeditated murder and tampering with physical evidence, NBC News reports. Authorities in DeLand, Florida, took McBride into custody on Thursday in connection with the death of 51-year-old homeless man Clinton Dorsey. "The defendant is accused of shooting a man multiple times off of Frankfort Avenue in DeLand on January 17, 2024.

Persons: Travis McBride, Clinton Dorsey, —, McBride, Dorsey, McBride's, R.J Organizations: Service, NBC, Authorities, DeLand Police, DeLand Police Department, NBC News, State Attorney, Judicial Circuit, Police, Mental Health, Business Locations: Florida, DeLand , Florida, Volusia County, DeLand, Frankfort

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors sought Wednesday to dismiss death penalty charges against a man charged with fatally shooting an Indianapolis police officer in 2020 because doctors have found him to be mentally ill. The Marion County Prosecutor's Office filed a motion to dismiss its request for a death sentence against Elliahs Dorsey, who is accused of fatally shooting Officer Breann Leath of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department while she responded to a domestic violence call. The motion came after the prosecutors reviewed psychiatric evaluations of Dorsey from two court-appointed doctors, the office said. Based on all the available evidence, the State has determined that it is constitutionally prohibited from seeking the death penalty,” it said in a news release. A telephone message seeking comment on the prosecutor's motion was left with Dorsey's attorney.

Persons: — Prosecutors, Elliahs Dorsey, Breann, Dorsey Organizations: INDIANAPOLIS, —, Indianapolis, Prosecutor's, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, United, State Locations: Marion, Indianapolis

(AP) — Dozens of Missouri Department of Corrections staff members are urging Gov. “We are part of the law enforcement community who believe in law and order,” the group wrote in the letter urging Parson to commute the sentence to life without parole. His scheduled execution on April 9 would be the first in Missouri this year after four were carried out in 2023. Steele said Dorsey has cut hair for prisoners, officers and even Steele, himself. In an 80-page petition filed last month, Megan Crane, an attorney for Dorsey, wrote that her client was denied effective counsel before he pleaded guilty.

Persons: Mike Parson, Brian Dorsey, Dorsey, “, Parson, ” Dorsey, Sarah Bonnie, Ben Bonnie, Troy Steele, ”, Steele, Jenni Gerhauser, Megan Crane Organizations: KANSAS CITY, Missouri Department of Corrections, Republican, Kansas City Star, Potosi Correctional Center Locations: KANSAS, Mo, Potosi, Missouri, New Bloomfield

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